Employment Opportunities

["Mark Selikson" <mswhc@hotmail.com>]

Washington Hospital Center (WHC) Job Posting

We have immediate openings at our facilities in Washington, D.C. for a  
Staff Health 
Physicist/Radiation Safety Specialist and Health Physics Technician.


Staff Health Physicist Position $ 50 k to 60 k per year

Wanted: Dynamic, self-motivated individual who appreciates challenging 
and exciting work in the area of cutting edge medical/biomedical 
research and patient treatment modalities.  In addition, this position 
will be involved in all aspects of radiation safety at the Washington 
Hospital Center.

Successful applicant will provide assistance in the continued 
development, implementation and evaluation of the radiation safety 
program at the WHC.  Primary responsibilities will include consultation 
with hospital personnel to maintain safe work practices with radiation 
sources, surveillance of radiation safety activities,  evaluation of 
radiation producing equipment, monitoring of the facility, personnel, 
and the environment. The incumbent will also be responsible for the 
conduct of radiation safety training as well as working with the RSO and 
Radiation Safety Committee on licensing issues and conditions with 
appropriate licensing authorities.

Minimum qualifications: a Master's degree in Health Physics or closely 
related discipline and certification by the American Board of Health 
Physics or American Board of Radiology highly desireable;  or a 
bachelor's degree in Health Physics or related science plus additional 
equivalent experience (4+ years) in a hospital/clinical radiation safety 
program.  Applicant must be knowledgeable of U.S. NRC regulations and 
guidance and should be familiar with District of Columbia regulations, 
possess excellent written and oral communication skills, and demonstrate 
strong  interpersonal skills.  Some personnel supervision may be 
required.


Health Physics Technician $ 30 k to 40 k per year

Wanted: Dynamic, self-motivated individual who appreciates challenging 
and exciting work and is interested in gaining a wealth of experience in 
both existing and emerging medical/biomedical research and patient 
treatment modalities.

Incumbent will perform radiation surveys, environmental and occupational 
monitoring , and decontamination duties for the radiation safety 
program.  Primary responsibilities will include monitoring and 
identification of radioactivity in medical waste, implementation of a 
decay in storage program, collection and distribution of dosimetry, 
monitoring of brachytherapy and iodine therapy procedures, room and 
facility clearance surveys, and the receipt, review and distribution of 
radioactive materials shipments.  In addition the incumbent will assist 
the RSO and other radiation safety staff members on additional special 
projects. 
 
Minimum qualifications: a Bachelors degree in health physics/related 
science or an associates degree in health physics and equivalent 
experience (3 to 5 years) in a radiation safety program, preferably in 
a hospital setting. 

Applicant should be knowledgeable of U.S. NRC and state/ District of 
Columbia regulations, possess strong written and oral communication 
skills, and demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills.

To be considered, please forward your resume and salary requirements to: 
Mark Selikson, Ph.D. Washington Hospital Center, Radiation Safety, 110 
Irving Street, N.W.,  Washington, DC 20010-2975 Resumes may be e-mailed 
in ASCII or MS Word 6.0 format to: MS@dplus.net.  WHC is an equal 
opportunity employer. 202-877-2905.  



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